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Jun 2, 2024 · to peck a hole in a tree. To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up . To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
Definition of peck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
peck, unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and the British Imperial Systems of measurement. In the United States the peck is used only for dry measure and is equal to 8 dry quarts, or 537.6 cubic inches (8.810 litres). In Great Britain the peck may be used for either liquid or dry measure and is equal to 8 imperial quarts (2 imperial gallons ...
peck in American English. (pek) transitive verb. 1. to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, esp. with quick, repeated movements. 2. to make (a hole, puncture, etc.) by such strokes; pierce. 3. to take (food) bit by bit, with or as with the beak.
Definition of peck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
peck somebody on something He pecked her on the cheek as he went out. peck something She pecked his cheek. Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Middle Low German pekken ‘peck (with the beak)’.
PECK translate: клевать , клевок . Learn more in the Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary.
